Call of Cthulhu role-playing game
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The Call of Cthulhu role-playing game is a tabletop horror RPG, published by Chaosium, in which players investigate cosmic terrors inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos using a sanity-fraying, mystery-focused rules system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Call of Cthulhu role-playing game canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8315964 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Call of Cthulhu role-playing game Context triple: [The Call of Cthulhu, hasAdaptation, Call of Cthulhu role-playing game]
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A.
The Call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu is a seminal 1928 horror short story that introduced the cosmic entity Cthulhu and became a cornerstone of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
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B.
COC
COC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Canadian Olympic Committee, the organization responsible for Canada’s participation in the Olympic Games.
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C.
Kobolds & Catacombs
Kobolds & Catacombs is a major Hearthstone expansion themed around dungeon-delving and treasure-hunting, introducing new cards, mechanics, and a popular single-player roguelike mode.
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D.
World of Darkness
The World of Darkness in Mandaeism is a primordial, chaotic realm of darkness and evil that stands in opposition to the divine World of Light.
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E.
Cthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe of cosmic horror stories featuring ancient, godlike entities and forbidden knowledge, originating from the works of H. P. Lovecraft and later expanded by other writers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Call of Cthulhu role-playing game Target entity description: The Call of Cthulhu role-playing game is a tabletop horror RPG, published by Chaosium, in which players investigate cosmic terrors inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos using a sanity-fraying, mystery-focused rules system.
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A.
The Call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu is a seminal 1928 horror short story that introduced the cosmic entity Cthulhu and became a cornerstone of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
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B.
COC
COC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Canadian Olympic Committee, the organization responsible for Canada’s participation in the Olympic Games.
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C.
Kobolds & Catacombs
Kobolds & Catacombs is a major Hearthstone expansion themed around dungeon-delving and treasure-hunting, introducing new cards, mechanics, and a popular single-player roguelike mode.
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D.
World of Darkness
The World of Darkness in Mandaeism is a primordial, chaotic realm of darkness and evil that stands in opposition to the divine World of Light.
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E.
Cthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe of cosmic horror stories featuring ancient, godlike entities and forbidden knowledge, originating from the works of H. P. Lovecraft and later expanded by other writers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror role-playing game
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investigative role-playing game ⓘ tabletop role-playing game ⓘ |
| awarded | Origins Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Cthulhu Mythos
NERFINISHED
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works of H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreRulebookTitle | Call of Cthulhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designer | Sandy Petersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
character fragility
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clue-gathering ⓘ mental deterioration ⓘ role-playing over combat ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1981 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cosmic insignificance of humanity
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investigation ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmic horror
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mystery ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Call of Cthulhu 1st edition
NERFINISHED
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Call of Cthulhu 2nd edition NERFINISHED ⓘ Call of Cthulhu 3rd edition NERFINISHED ⓘ Call of Cthulhu 4th edition NERFINISHED ⓘ Call of Cthulhu 5th edition NERFINISHED ⓘ Call of Cthulhu 6th edition NERFINISHED ⓘ Call of Cthulhu 7th edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cosmic entities
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forbidden knowledge ⓘ madness ⓘ |
| inspiredByAuthor |
August Derleth
NERFINISHED
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Clark Ashton Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | tabletop ⓘ |
| notableAdventure | The Haunting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
Beyond the Mountains of Madness
NERFINISHED
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Horror on the Orient Express NERFINISHED ⓘ Masks of Nyarlathotep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMechanic | Sanity loss from encountering Mythos horrors ⓘ |
| playerCharacterRole | investigator ⓘ |
| playStyle | scenario-based investigations ⓘ |
| primaryMechanic | Basic Role-Playing system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Chaosium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Cthulhu Mythos universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsEra |
Dark Ages
GENERATED
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Gaslight era GENERATED ⓘ modern day GENERATED ⓘ |
| systemFamily | Basic Role-Playing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalEra | 1920s ⓘ |
| usesMechanic |
Sanity points
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percentile dice ⓘ |
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Subject: Call of Cthulhu role-playing game Description of subject: The Call of Cthulhu role-playing game is a tabletop horror RPG, published by Chaosium, in which players investigate cosmic terrors inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos using a sanity-fraying, mystery-focused rules system.
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